Opinion

When the Electoral Act 2026 was passed into law in February 2026, the expectation was that it would be the deus...

What makes the unfolding contest particularly fascinating is that both parties appear to have chosen their candidates not merely on...

Dr Amina Salihu One thread ties the entire volume together, and it is the one announced in the title. Leading...

For Ahmed Galadima Aminu, the APC primary victory is not the end of the story. It is the beginning of...

Perhaps because Fayemi is calm, reflective, intellectual, and measured, many people misunderstand his personality and political style. In an environment...

For those who lived through his tenure as Ekiti State governor, the cognitive dissonance was almost physically painful. His administration...

Nigeria is a country where, for every naira the government earns, more than forty-five kobo disappears into debt servicing before...

Dangote Refinery There are moments in the life of a nation when a business dispute stops being merely a business...

...taking a loan in the understanding that one may kick the repayment can down the road is not just irresponsible....

One of the victims is a mathematics teacher, Michael Oyedokun, who has been beheaded in a gruesome manner.

Zayd Ibn Isah ...The Nigerian Spirit Is Special announces Zayd Ibn Isah as a prolific writer and a public intellectual...

Pastor EA Adeboye is the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), one of the fastest growing...

About 20 years ago, I lived in a European city where everything seemed to work against me. No matter how...

Late Mr Michael Ojedokun I align myself with the suggestion of the Majeobaje Community Development Initiative, a socio-political group in...

“Divine right is an old, established principle. It means that kings have the right – ordained by God – to...

First, let me express my profound gratitude to the Ilo family for the singular honour of inviting me to deliver...

Nigeria has become the proverbial forest of the heartless, the Igbó Òdájú. It is where mothers must take extreme care to double-strap...

God occupies an exclusionary zone. The word holy comes from the Hebrew word "qadowsh," which means to cut. To be...

This is the elite class of Nigeria’s framework builders. And it is within this largely extra-academic lineage — one operating...

In the end, societies are not transformed merely by those who seek office. They are transformed by those who approach...

Forty years ago, an army of battle-ready policemen invaded Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Samaru, Zaria. This was on 22 and...

Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire founder of Facebook and the sixth richest man in the world, according to Forbes, is not...

The world reset in 1945, or so it thought. The Second World War which had taken about ninety million lives,...

1. Introduction A closer examination of our polity will reveal that Nigeria stands at democracy's precarious crossroads. It’s been 27...

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, Who gives preference...